Wichita eagle., 1887-05-26

ing educational institutions are women.
He says Il am confident that it would be
wise measure to restrict, by proper leglsla-
ton, all immigration from other countries
on the earth for twenty-fiv years. Is this
really the opinion of the would-be Irish
patriot? The advocate OF the
oppressed people? The scion
who so vigorously twisted the British lions
tail for political buncomb; the man whose
patriotic utteraAces at the Irish convention
at Tope ka were cabled across the Atlantic
to sustain Parnell and his constituents, and
now, after inviting them to a land OF
plenty, a home of freedom. you would
prevent them from getting out of the lions
cruel paws. All Senator; l, as an Irish
woman, gloried in your courage and admired
your boldness, but could you be sincere in
your protestations of freedom for the Irish
foreigners and deny that freedom to 81
600, 900 taxpaying, toiling women of your
own land? Your theory of restricted i'm.
migration and your make believe love for
the Irish race do not coalesce. Your de-
sire, so publicly made known, that all hui
manity should enjoy the blessings OF
freedom and your attitude on the suffrage
question do not coalesce am forced to
believe that you are making bold bid for
the Irish vote of this state, but in the
Judicial aspect you took OF the affair
you forgot or ignored the Irishmen. You
forgot the women of Limerick. You for
got that the women Of my race have bat
tied for centuries, physically and mentally,
against injustice in their native isle. Do
you think we will breathe in the spirit OF
freedom on these boundless Kansas prairies
and tamely submit to injustice here?
AS a representative of that party that
eufranchised the negro you are recreant to
your trust in declaring negro suffrage to
be an unqualified and total failure" That
their ballot has been used by political trick
sters is true That it has been power in
the hands of the negro, your assertion to
the contrary, is also true. The ballot has
made the negro man and brother, and
God grant that neither Irish nor negro
whom your fossillized remnants OF
Knownothingism would degrade to the
same level, ever again make use
of the ballot to place such keenly judicial
gentleman in place or power But the for
nation of this remarkable suffrage speech
is wonderful, and discloses on the part Of
Senator Ingalls, more minute knowledge
of the presumable statutes of the Almighty
than he possesses of the chief executive
What intimate communication must take
place between Almighty God and Senator
ingalls, wherein he learned Of the limita-
tons placed by the Creator upon women.
But the main argument, the only argument,
if argument it may be called, is that be-
cause woman is woman it gives man the
right to perpetrate injustice and tyranny;
because she is woman the objections to
welding the right of ballot cannot be dis
cussed upon the rostrum. Out upon such
false modesty. You are depending upon
tradition for your theories and prejudices,
and presidents Of the past. To illustrate
the condition of Senator Ingalls, mind, let
me compare him. with all due respect, to
enc of a flock of sheep. A long
time ago (perhaps in the feudal ages
he bell wether of the flock Of which the
Ser. stor is member. leaped over bar that
stood at the entrance to pasture, but be-
fore the rest Of the flock came up the bar
bod h-on removed but at the same point
wber. tho he' weather jumped, every
member of the flock exc Sihiliar
leap in the air. Senator ingalls, is gis'eiy
rehearsing the hops Of his predecessors
lowe after the ,os,n occasion
has been swept away. The fence Is dswa,
the bars have been removed, the pasture is
green and inviting; step in Senator at
nineteenth century gate, Go not exert your
self sy initiating the old bell-wether OF the
past; you only make of yourself a spectacle
for the men and angels to weep at. and
forgive me, but the women are laughing at
your antics, Cordially,
Mrs. NJ. E. LEASE,
Wichita. Kas.